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Category Archives: Fossils
Paleoanthropology pic(s) of the day
I have not posted a paleoanthropology pic of the day recently, so in honor of a forthcoming JHE paper on a new partial temporal bone from the site of Kromdraai, South Africa (Braga, et al.), here are a few pics … Continue reading
Posted in Fossils
Tagged kromdraai, photo, Photography, robust Australopithecines, South Africa
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What I am reading this weekend (August 30, 2013)
…prior to the arrival of students, the beginning of school, and the traditional ramping up of Fall. The Academy Fight Song, by Thomas Frank (The Baffler) The coming of “academic capitalism” has been anticipated and praised for years; today it … Continue reading
Posted in Fossils, Geology, Teaching
Tagged Academia, China, Lower Pleistocene, Nihewan basin, poetry, taphonomy
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New site header…
As summer begins, it is time to change the site banner. The old picture was of the Medieval/Bronze Age/Lower Paleolithic site of Dmanisi. The new image comes from my recent field trip to Kazakhstan, and features several members of our … Continue reading
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Tagged charyn canyon, fossil localities, Kazakhstan, Middle Paleolithic
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One last shot from Almaty…
Fieldwork is done for the time being, the only tasks that remain are gift shopping, packing and departing. Prof. Zhaken Taimagambetov (Al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University) was a wonderful host during my stay.
Back from the Charyn Canyon
Made it back into Almaty after two days in the Charyn Canyon region of Kazakhstan. We were able to re-identify a few Paleolithic scatters first identified by Russian archaeologists in the 1980s. I found a fossil bovid tooth, but sadly, … Continue reading
What I am attempting to read today…
…before returning to the field. Properties and rates of germline mutations in humans (C.D. Campbell, E.E. Eichler) Trends in Genetics, 17 May 2013, 10.1016/j.tig.2013.04.005 ABSTRACT: All genetic variation arises via new mutations; therefore, determining the rate and biases for different … Continue reading
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Tagged mutation rate, Neandertals, weaning
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The hardest part about being in the field
There are many many wonderful things about doing paleoanthropological fieldwork. I spent most of the past week doing survey work in a beautiful, though vast, section of South-Central Kazakhstan. I can certainly think of worse things to do then spend … Continue reading
Greetings from Kazakhstan!
I am very briefly back in Almaty after a successful week at the Paleolithic site of Valikhanova, in South Central Kazakhstan. While I was away, the announcement of my Fall course, Anthro 207x – Introduction to Human Evolution, done in … Continue reading
Anthropology 207x – Making it easier to ask better questions
In my post yesterday, I pointed out that one of my goals in Anthropology 207x is to disseminate a lot of information about human evolution. In addition to disseminating this information, my plan is to also provide an introduction to … Continue reading
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Tagged 207x, MOOC, online education, WellesleyX
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Anthropology 207x – My goals
One of the first things I want to convey about Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution) are my goals in putting together the course. Dissemination My largest goal for this course is make available valuable teaching content related to human … Continue reading